Use "decimate" in a sentence

1. Many adversities decimate the fluke numbers.

2. The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers.

3. Her range of weaponry could easily decimate any convoy she encountered.

4. War can decimate a population, leaving large numbers of orphans and widows.

5. Devastators should be used to decimate infantry and attack units ranges.

6. They can decimate the population of these baby amphibians in a pond system.

7. Humanity had to abandon its warlike ways, Wells said, or technology would decimate it.

8. The transformation of the river may well decimate the considerable fishery resources already available.

9. Silber says the tax rollback would decimate basic services for the needy.

10. The banshees and attack the colossi the terran ground forces decimate the protoss infantry.

11. The young blue - skinned commander was able to decimate the intruders despite inferior weapons and numbers.

12. The banshees and attack the colossi as the terran ground forces decimate the protoss infantry.

13. Consequently, Muir believes, biotech fish could quickly decimate a fish population by their increased ability to produce damaged young.

14. Annihilate: 1 v kill in large numbers Synonyms: carry off , decimate , eliminate , eradicate , extinguish , wipe out decimate kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies Type of: kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

15. The lionfish gorge on small fish, mollusks and invertebrates, enough to fill out to as much as 480 grams and decimate local populations on the coral reefs they inhabit.

16. The insect currently thought to kill more trees than any other in America is the native mountain pine beetle. And many invaders actually boost biodiversity, not decimate it.

17. "For Fischer, there was a relentless desire to decimate his opponent, " says Liz Garbus, the director of the new documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World.

18. 8 hours ago · Colonialists worked to divide African tribes, neo-Colonialists worked to separate African people, slave traders segregated kidnapped slaves and satanic informants became informants to decimate Black civil rights and community groups